Qualities of a good Creative Director
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- dcs787
What makes a good Creative Director? Should they be the best designer, best manager? What characteristics should they have?
- robotron3k0
the best at taking credit.
- janne760
- being able to lay back
- being able to act intellectual
- being able to direct others to do more work for less
- being able to show up at parties
- being able to snort coke- *sigh* better break out the 8 ball and start practicing********
- *sigh* better break out the 8 ball and start practicing
- janne760
oh yes, indeed..
- being able to take all the credits yourself
- d_rek0
1) Being able to manipulate others around you in such a way as it benefits you/the company
2) Usually neither, but see above.
3) They should not piss off the rest of the staff
- dcs7870
what key skills do you think they should posses? Excellent at brand, design etc?
- d_rek0
If i had to get all intellectual i'd say they should have a strong understanding of basic design concepts, expression of ideas through form and typography, deep understandings of the type of work their studio produces (be it web, print, motion or mixed production) and be able to talk to the client about design and art in laymens terms.
- janne760
key skills?
well, it makes you look better if you can do nice tricks with your porsche key and keyhanger when walking the lobby..
- d_rek0
animated gif thread > this thread
- MrOneHundred0
see; Draper, Don. CD of Cooper Sterling.
- yeah but the client shit in that tv show is way idealistic. "here rebrand my cigarette in 5 secs"********
- That’s what makes it so great!MrOneHundred
- yeah but the client shit in that tv show is way idealistic. "here rebrand my cigarette in 5 secs"
- janne760
creative director:
designer:
- b_electro0
If in the US, a valuable key skill for a CD is to have an English accent. If in the UK, that doesn't work as well.
- janne760
in a different european country you have to be from japan, but with a caucasian decent..
- d_rek0
creative director / designer relationship:
- ********0
in japan if you're not japaniese you have to be previously a pop tv personality to be a creative director